Pre-hearing conference
10 Pre-hearing conference
On the filing of an application, a registrar must:
(a) fix a date and time for the holding of a pre-hearing conference; and
(b) return to the applicant a copy, affixed with the seal of the Court, of the application for service.
(2) The date for a pre-hearing conference must be no later than 14 days after the application is filed or as soon as practicable after that 14-day period.
A pre-hearing conference must be held informally.
(4) Each party to the application must attend the pre-hearing conference in one of the following ways:
in person;
by a legal practitioner.
(5) At the pre-hearing conference the Court may do any of the following:
(a) give the directions it thinks necessary regarding the appointment of a legal practitioner to represent the child;
(b) give the directions it thinks necessary for the expeditious determination of the proceedings, including the filing of additional evidence;
adjourn the pre-hearing conference;
fix a date for the hearing of the application.
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